Patient classification
The analysis of the national DRG systems was twofold for each EoC: Firstly, We looked at the specific classification variables used by the 12 DRG systems (e.g., diagnosis, procedure, age, length-of-stay, death), the number of different DRGs and the resulting reimbursement for seven homogeneously defined patients per EoC across countries. The results are published so far for 7 out of 10 EoCs in medical journals.